Through the Monument Valley - 2 - By Somnath Mukherjee

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By: Somnath Mukherjee
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Photographer	Somnath Mukherjee {Karma:658}
Project	#42 Moody Landscape	Camera Model	Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Categories	Landscape Nature	Film Format	Digital JPEG High
Portfolio	Nature and Travel	Lens	Built In
Uploaded	3/21/2010	Film / Memory Type	SanDisk Extreme III 2.0GB SD
		ISO / Film Speed	80
Views	222	Shutter	1/60
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/8.0
Critiques	12	Rating	6.50 / 4 Ratings
Location	City - State - UT Country - United States
About	Monument Valley is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast and iconic sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. It is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona (around 36°59′N 110°6′W), near the Four Corners area. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation, and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163. The Navajo name for the valley is Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii (Valley of the Rocks). The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The floor is largely Cutler Red siltstone or its sand deposited by the meandering rivers that carved the valley. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide.